STORIES: Strange Ways Stories

Gatehouse Books

I wrote and illustrated "Strange Ways Stories. The 4 stories - The Sofa, The Marriage, The Box of Chocolates and Rosie & the Iron Bar - are tales passed down through the generations about a family of immigrants living in Manchester in the early part of the last century. Grandfather Meyer and his family fled their native Dvinsk in Russia to begin a new life in Manchester. "These tales of life in and around the Strangeways area present a cast of colourful characters, stunningly brought to life by Myrna's artistry." Gatehouse Books. Printed in full colour. Price £6.95 each or buy the full set for £25.00". Gatehouse Books Publisher. You can also buy them online from Waterstones.

The Marriage

The Sofa

The Box of Chocolates

Rosie and the Iron Bar

Available as a downloadable PDF, £12.

Strange Ways Stories, Tutor Resources are designed for use alongside the four titles in​the Strange Ways Stories series:

The Marriage, The Sofa, Rosie and the Iron Bar and The Box of Chocolates.

They comprise a range of lesson ideas to stimulate the learners’ imagination and develop storytelling, communication and writing skills. Fun activities include warm-up games, visualisation, mind-maps, letter-writing, dialogue and role-play. These worksheets could be used with people from any age group or culture.

Through storytelling we share our cultural heritages and discover what connects us to each other. The techniques, developed by artist and storyteller Myrna Shoa, focus on:

Speaking and Listening

Listen and Respond

Speak to communicate

Imagine, Speak, Write and Read.

"I am making use of my books for an adult ESOL group, showing the illustrations and retelling the stories. These true stories about my family have provoked powerful responses," Myrna.

​STORIES - FOR ADULT BEGINNER READERS

The From the Heart Series is inspired by Ancient Greek myths. These stories have withstood the test of time and have a power to engage people from different cultures and age groups. The stories are retold in a modern setting, each one exploring a different emotion: love, envy, fear. They will stimulate discussion and encourage students to share their own stories.

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The From the Heart Series is inspired by Ancient Greek myths. These stories have withstood the test of time and have a power to engage people from different cultures and age groups. The stories are retold in a modern setting, each one exploring a different emotion: love, envy, fear... They will stimulate discussion and encourage students to share their own stories.

Click to look at From the Heart Series of stories.Written by Hazel Riley & Myrna Shoa. Published by Gatehousebooks. For adult beginner readers, esol as well as teenagers

​STORIES - AND ILLUSTRATIONS

STORIES AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY MYRNAThese stories are for older children, beginner readers as well as for Esol. Most of the stories are based on true events from life. These are some of the illustrations for these stories. They are mixed media, pencil, pen and water soluble pencils. Click to see other samples of my art work ​